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Pathways through Participation
Not another consultation!
Talking for a Change
People and Participation
Pathways through Participation
Pathways through Participation was a two and a half year (April 2009 - November 2011) qualitative research project, which aimed to improve our understanding of how and why people participate, how their involvement changes over time, and what pathways, if any, exist between different activities. These resources were produced during the course of the Pathways through Participation project. more » - Pathways through Participation
Not another consultation!
Not another consultation! Making community engagement informal and fun, is a practical guide to events that combine the informality of community fun days with meaningful engagement methods. This guide enables practitioners to design and run active and exciting forms of engagement … more » - Not another consultation!
Talking for a Change
This report sets out the need for a distributed dialogue approach to complex issues, such as climate change and the ageing society. The nature of the challenges that governments are dealing with have changed – they are now much less … more » - Talking for a Change
People and Participation
This guidance sets out how to plan for participation and choose appropriate participation methods. There have been many books and pamphlets about democratic reform. What is unusual about this publication is that it provides much needed practical detail, drawing on … more » - People and Participation
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The Future of Local Government: Involve Responses
In these three submissions to the Commission on the Future of Local Government, Involve outlines our thoughts on the role of local governments in building participative, sustainable communities. The Future of Local Government (submitted December 2011) Here we’ve argued that citizen … more » – The Future of Local Government: Involve Responses
The use of public engagement in tackling climate change
Drawing from compelling results and evaluation findings of a range of public dialogues around climate change, Involve argue there is clear evidence that engaging people in a meaningful way has the potential to change attitudes and behaviours towards tackling climate … more » – The use of public engagement in tackling climate change
Direct Democracy: Constructive People Power or Weapon of Mass Destruction? Lessons from the American West
Direct democracy is one of the most controversial of democratic tools. It is suggested by some as a key way to reinvigorate democracy but others are much more sceptical of its use. One of the reasons may be the experience of … more » – Direct Democracy: Constructive People Power or Weapon of Mass Destruction? Lessons from the American West
2050 Pathways Public Dialogue
The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) developed a series of online tools to engage the public in choices the UK has to make to move to a secure, low-carbon energy system over the period to 2050. Involve supported Ipsos … more » – 2050 Pathways Public Dialogue
Pathways through Participation
Pathways through Participation was a two and a half year (April 2009 – November 2011) qualitative research project, which aimed to improve our understanding of how and why people participate, how their involvement changes over time, and what pathways, if any, exist between different activities. These resources were produced during the course of the Pathways through Participation project. more » – Pathways through Participation
A global development framework after 2015: Engaging poor people in its formulation
This is a report of a workshop which began to identify the major components of a strategy to engage poor people in developing a new set of development goals. We are now less than four years away from 2015, the date … more » – A global development framework after 2015: Engaging poor people in its formulation
Making the case for public engagement
This Involve and Consumer Focus Toolkit demonstrates how to make the case for engagement using monetary terms. There is a substantial amount of anecdotal evidence in support of public engagement and some case study evidence showing that the value of … more » – Making the case for public engagement
Deliberative Public Engagement – Nine Principles
The aim of this document is to encourage and support good quality deliberative public engagement activities. Deliberative public engagement is a distinctive approach to involving people in decision-making. It is different from other forms of engagement in that it is about giving … more » – Deliberative Public Engagement – Nine Principles
Surveying Open Government in the OECD
These documents are the result of Involve’s work with the OECD to develop indicators for measuring open government. There is a growing movement to promote more openness in governments across the world. As a result there has been an increase … more » – Surveying Open Government in the OECD
Best value statutory guidance consultation: Involve response
This document sets out Involve’s response to the Government’s plan to repeal the Duty to Involve. In April the government announced its plans to repeal the Duty to Involve. Given the lack of evidence about how and whether the Duty to Involve … more » – Best value statutory guidance consultation: Involve response